Where does “kalvfärs” come from?

kalvfärs (Swedish) comes from Swedish fars, from French farce, from Old French farse, from Old French farsir, from Latin farcio, from Proto-Italic farkjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.

kalvfärs (Swedish): ground veal

Definitions

  1. ground veal

Ancestry of “kalvfärs”, step by step

kalvfärs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfarsa farce; a parody or comedy
2Frenchfarcestuffing; farce
3Old Frenchfarse—
4Old Frenchfarsir—
5LatinfarcioI cram, stuff
6Proto-Italicfarkjōto stuff
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together

via Swedish kalv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkalvcalf
2Old Swedishkalvercalf
3Old Norsekalfrcalf
4Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic farkjō →Every word from Latin farcio →
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